At 0:00 a.m. on October 22, Beijing time, in the third round of the AFC Champions League Elite League in West Asia, Riyadh Crescent challenged Al Ain away. In the semifinals of the AFC Champions League last season, Riyadh Crescent stopped in the semi-finals and was eliminated by Al Ain, so this battle is a revenge battle.
In the first half, Milotvic assisted Renan Lodi to break the deadlock, Menezes assisted Rahimi to equalize, Cancelo assisted Milinkovic to overtake the score, Dosari counterattacked to expand the score, Riyadh Crescent led 3-1 at halftime; In the second half, Mateo scored as a substitute, Dosari and Rahimi both completed a hat-trick, Neymar came off the bench for the first time in a year to announce his comeback, and Blaich was sent off for handball in the penalty area.
In the end, the 10-man Riyadh Crescent defeated Al Ain 5-4 away and successfully took revenge, Riyadh Crescent won three consecutive wins and accumulated 9 points to lead, and Al Ain ranked tenth with 1 draw and 2 losses and 1 point.
Al Ain vs Riyadh Crescent, Al Ain discharged a 4231 formation, with a starting value of 26.1 million euros;Riyadh Crescent 433 formation, starting value of 177 million euros, Mitrovic, Malcom, Neves, Milinkovic, Lodi, Koulibaly, CanceloThe top five league stars all start.
Al Ain was the presence of last season's AFC Champions League elimination of Riyadh Victory and Riyadh Crescent, so this campaign also attracted the attention of fans, and the result was a goal battle, the two sides were very open, you go back and forth, fighting bayonets, and two players scored a hat-trick in a single game, which is rare. Although Riyadh Crescent has the advantage in value, it is inferior to Al Ain in terms of possession, shots on goal, and shots on target. But Riyadh Crescent won in the star effect, in addition to Dosari and Lahimi, who scored a hat-trick, former Serie A No. 1 midfielder Milinkovic made a contribution. Neymar came off the bench in the 77th minute of the game and returned to the game after a year, which is really gratifying. In the end, the 10-man Riyadh Crescent narrowly defeated Al Ain 5-4 away, winning three consecutive wins in the AFC Champions League and aiming to compete for the title.
Full game,Riyadh Crescent managed just 44% possession and had a total of 15 shots on goal with 5 fewer than Al Ain and Riyadh Crescent had a total of 6 shots on goal with 4 fewer than Al Ain, but it was Riyadh Crescent that won.